You can use either the IDE or the VSInstr command-line tool to instrument your application. In this topic, we will use command-line tools to instrument code.
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| Command-line tools are located in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Team Tools\Performance Tools> directory. |
To instrument a binary using the command-line tool
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Open a command line window. At the command prompt, run the following command to instrument your binary:
C:\<path>vsinstr c:\<path>\application_name.exe /control:thread
The original binary is renamed with .orig extension. A copy of the original file is instrumented.
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At the command prompt, run the following command to launch VSPerfCmd:
C:\<path>vsperfcmd /trace /output:c:\<path>
A report with .VSP extension is created in the folder specified in the /output option.
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Start your application from the command line.
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Run your application's scenarios to generate performance data.
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Exit your application.
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At the command prompt, run the following command to shut down the performance monitor:
c:\<path>vsperfcmd /shutdown
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Open the .VSP file in the IDE to examine performance data.
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